Fastener for packing cases



Nov- 4, 1930. w. M. STOREY FASTENER FOR PACKING CASES Filed Dec. 16, 1929 IN! ENTOR ATTORNEY I Patented Nov.4, 1930" W LLARD M. sjronmn'or WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA f ijim'fsm'msims PACKING oAsEs E i Application afllellIJIJ ecem ber 16, 1321a; Serial it, 4 14 ,444.

f This.inventionrelates to bottle boxes or bottle cratesand provides meansfor-firmly securing thelparts of the crate together, so as to prevent the same fromspreading apartand 5 thereby'make 'afmore durable'box or crate'l Anbbje'ot [of inventioni s to provide, fa"

packing case and moreespecially a bottlecrate which has means adaPted t-obe secured'to' th'e sidethe'reof andalsoto oneg of thei'p'artr tion members o'f'the'box-tofsecure the sides andxthe partition member to each other in a .substantial manner.

qAnother' object of my invention is to provide a metallic reenforcing member adapted to be secured to the side portion of a packing box and to be. also secured to certain of the partition members of thebox so as to firmly secure the partition members and the side I portions to each other.

"'2'0 Some of the obj ects of my invention having "been stated other objects will appear as the description proceeds when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, in

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crate showing my invention appliedthereto; Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective View of a portion of a packing box with my. invention secured thereto;

'30 Figure 3 is a plan View showing the clamp- I ingl member itself. Referring more specifically to the drawings the numeral 10. indicates the bottom'portion of the box which has theside portions 11 and ;12 and the end portions-13 and 14, and this box has a plurality of transverse partition members 15 and a pluralityof longitudinally disposed partition members 16y which mem- I and it has" been found heretofore that due to the rough usage which bottle crates have'that thereisa tendency for the side walls to pull away from the end-wall portions and to allow the partition members to collapse and other wise become weakened. a In order to overcome this weakness I have devised a re-enforcing member 20 which has Figure .1 isa perspective view of a bottle I I I II I I II and the side wall portions; l The member? 20 is adapted/to be bent *along'the line 3'0'so the two portions 21 and 22 at oneen dthereof, which are spaced apart from' each other leaving the .sp'acef23 whichais adapted to fitj'over one of the'itransverse"partition members I '15.-

. Thes'elm'embers or: portions '21 andaz have the barbs 24, 255-26 and 27j t'hereon; which I are adapted to be bent inwardlyandato pierce the longitudinal partition members "16; while th'e cavity" portion 23 passes overtheitransverse partitionmembers 15. The outer end of the member 20 has the prongsf28 an thereon which are adapted to "pierce i'ntothe outer surface of the sidewall portions "1151 12 as the case maybe; and to be firmly'emf' bedded'therein'. I lt'is thus seen that the'niemberi2O secures, the sidewall portions firmly tothe longitudi nal partition member 16, andthis "partition member 16 bein-gembedded in cut "away portions in; thetransverse partition member F15 'and'the member 20 lying on'top ofone'of transverse partition members and being: embedded in the outer side wall portions 11 or 12 form'a very substantial're enforcingfrnem berjbetwe'enthe partition members of the box a to cause thefprongs 28 and to fproject ine wardlyand-to "the; outer sidewall portions o'f-',theabo"x; and the members 21 a1nd-22 are adapted to be1=bent along theiliiie andi35 to causethepron'gs 24, 2'5, 26 and '27 to pierce the partitionmembers 1Y6. The mosta -$2.1 1

andf22 arealso adapted toibe' bent .alon'gthe l-ine 33," so. that the portion from linef33to '31. at 'is ractically straightfand lies on top-o the transverse partitionmember-15;' i' The portion 20 has the "outwardly pro'j ect-E- ingi portions 36 and 37 which are adapted to be. bent along the lines 38. and 39 with the points .40 and 41 beingxadapted-to be embed;

.ded; in 'thje transverse partition member This member20 alsohas-a hole. therein :at the point where the: projections 36 and 37Joccur into-which asuitable nail or screwmay be inserted. Thishole is indicated-by the ref erencecharacter42 andi the nail is shown in r place inFigureQ'a's indicated by therefor- 1 Character -v 1 Iii-the drawings "and specification Ihave tener for securing separate-d parallel members to each other, said fastener being formed from a single, piece of'sheet material, comprising a body portion, two separated members extendlng'from said body portlon and in the same horizontal plane of said body portion, said extension members having prongs thereon adapted to be bent inwardly to engage the side walls of one of the parallel members, the other end of said body member having prongs thereon adapted to be I bent inwardlyto engage the side walls of the other parallel member. v ,2, In a fastener for bottle crates and the like, said bottle jcrat e comprisingsid'e wall 7 portionsfand longitudinal and transverse partitionvmembers intersecting together, said fastenercomprising a body portion, barbs cut in one end of the body portion and being adaptedto be bent inwardly to pierce the outer edge of the side. wallportions of the box, the other end of saidbody member being forked and the ends of said members constituting the forkhaving barbs thereon which are adapted to be bent inwardly to penetrate the sidewall portions of one of the partition members to, securely hold the partition member with relation to the'side wall member.

bodymember adapted to engage the side wall portion on the packing case, said packing case having transversely and longitudinally disposed partition members therein, barbs on the other end of said body member adapted to 1 fit on each side of one of the transverse partition members and to be embedded in the side wall portion of one of the longitudinal parr tition members.

into the side wall portion of the longitudinally disposed partition member.

5. In a fastener for bottle crates and the like, a body portion, a fork at one end of the body portion, barbs on each end of said fork,

said fork being adapted to be placed beside a transverse partition member of a crate, and to be embedded in the side wall portion of the longitudinally disposed partition members of the crate, and the other end of said body member being adapted to be embedded in the side wall portions of the crate.

6. In a fastener adapted to secure the partition members of a packing case in position with relation to the side wall portions, a fastening member adapted to have one end thereof embedded in the side wall portion of the crate,,and the other end thereof being adapted to besecuredin the side wall portion of one offthelongitudinally disposed partition members of the crate and'on opposite sides of one of the transverse partition members of said crate.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my'signature. WILLARD STOREY. 1

a fastenerfor packing cases and the i v 'llke, a body member, barbs on one end of the 4. In a bottle crate having side wall por i tions and transversely and longitudinally disposed partition members, said partition members intersecting each other, a fastener adapted to secure said partition members to each other and to the sidewall portions of the crate, said fastener comprising a body portion, barbs on one end of the body portion adapted topenetrate the sidewall portion of the crate, two separated projectionsextending from the other end of the body portion, said projections being adapted to be bent downwardly on opposite sides of one of the transversely disposed partition members, barbs on the ends of both of said extending v members, said barbs being adapted to press 

